The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-21

| Druggists ana apolnecaries may Keep alcohol
/ in reasonable quantity for compounding medi-
/ cines, but not for sale. ANY intoxicating liquor
other than alcohol kept or deposited by Druggists
| or apothecarieS in or upon their premises when
| taken in connection with the payment Of a gov
ernment tax as dealer In intoxicating LIQUORS
shall be prima Jdcie evidence that said liquors
/ are intended for sale in violation OF law
| Sec. 8 amends sec 40 of chap. 27 of the
| X. s. by adding to the section
| The payment of the U. S. special tax as LIQUOR
seller or notice Of any kind in any place of resort
Indicating that intoxicating liquors there sold
kept or given away unlawfuily, shall be held TO be
prfnad Jdcte evidence that the person or persons
paying said tax and the party or parties display
| ing said notices shall be deemed common sellers
Of Intoxicating liquors, and the premises so kept
| by them common nuisances.
Sec. 9 repeals sec. s Of chap. 359 of the
| public laws of 1885, and re-enacts sec. A of
| chap. 27 of the r. S., which was amended
two years ago. This relates to the spilling
OIL liquors. Two years ago the statutes were
amended so that seized liquors might be sent
to the State agency and sold. This is be-
| neved to have worked bad or not at all in
practice, so the bill now goes back to the old
method OF spilling.
Sec. 10 amends Sec. of Chap. 366 of the
public laws of 1885. amendatory Of Sec. As of
Cnap. Y OF the X. s., so that Sec. 4S shall
read:
Any person found intoxicated in any street.
highway or other public place shall be punished
for the first offence by fine not exceeding ten
days, and upon any subsequent conviction by inn
prisonment for 80 days.
Amy person found Intoxicated iu his own house
or in any other building or place, who is quarrel
some and Is disturbing the public peace or the
peace OF his own or any other family shall be pun
ished Tor the first and any subsequent conviction
tion.
Any such intoxicated person may be taken into
custody by any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable
marshal, deputy marshal police officer, or watch
man, and committed to the wateh-house or police
in nth tnf.I
until complaint can be made and warrant is
sued against him upon which he may be arrested
and tried
1t will be observed that this section would
90 away with Imprisonment for the first Of
fence In drunkenness.
On next Wednesday. Judge Goddard is to
appear before the finance committee in rela-
tion to the refunding of the State debt.
The Senate considered today the protection
of the black bass. Senator Cole, of Cumber-
and, who is one of the. wittiest as well as
the most venerable man in the Senate, said
he thought the only place where black bass
would need protection was on pitch pine
plain" The bill now pending would remove
all close time on ponds that have been stock
ed five years.
In the House, Lewis Beal of Fairfield made
humorous crusadel against the woodchuck
but the House indefinitely postponed the bill
TO put bounty on the animals tail.
Gov. BodwelPs reception in the State
House on Tuesday is much talked of. The
governors room and other parts of the State
House are to be decorated, Mr.. g. E. Brown
OF Portland doing the work.
More Acts and Resolves Approved.
These additional acts and resolves have
been approved by the Governor:
PRIVATE ACTS.
An act relating to the election of assessors of
tsse ts f ;e Is Of ne poor and health commit
!. An act to amend chap. 29s of private and spec
Solon and Embden Bridge Company"
Pond ~ -
laws of 1885,
An act granting Ernest Abbott the right to es-
tablish and maintain ferry
An act to amend the charter of the trustees of
Hebron Academy.
An act to amend secs. 2 and as amended by
IL Of chap. 2o4 Of the public laws Of 1855. relat.
the city of Portland.
An act to provide for the navigation of the Ken
ratunk Falls - ~
An act to authorize the trustees of China Acad-
No. in the town of China.
;, An act establishing uniform time in the transac-
ton of public affairs.
An act 70 authorize certain public improvements
70 s pe made at Back Cove and Fore River in Port
RESOLVES.
Resolve in favor of the Miller bill.
Resolve In favor of Isaac ID. Fuller of Buckfeld
" hes9lye for the purchase of the Maine State
fear BOOK and Legislative Manual.
hssolVe autnorlzng the county Of Waldo to
procure loan